OSAKA (TR) – Police have solidified their intention to arrest a 47-year-old man in reference to the deadly stabbing of his aged neighbor in Osaka City earlier this yr, stories the Yomiuri Shimbun (June 15).
On March 18, Yuji Hashimoto, 85, was discovered useless inside his unit in an condominium constructing in Higashiyodogawa Ward. An examination of the physique revealed a deep stab wound that had pierced his coronary heart, prompting police to right away launch a homicide investigation.
According to investigative sources, police have now linked the crime to Tsutomu Shimotaki, who lived in the identical condominium constructing as Hashimoto.
Shimotaki was arrested and indicted in May on suspicion of tried theft for making an attempt to withdraw money from an ATM utilizing Hashimoto’s money card on February 26.
The case is being handled as theft and homicide. Police are at present investigating the exact timeline and circumstances main as much as the lethal assault.